So my primary purpose of this blog is to explore the meaning of love. Thus far I’ve tried to look at current issues surrounding love in the news, participated in a protest, looked at the internet’s affect on love and provided a resource to change legislation. However, my favorite part of the blog has been [...]
Love Makes A Family
Friday, Loyola students took part in the National Day of Silence, a day dedicated to supporting and bringing attention to the hatred and prejudice endured by LGBT’s everyday. On this day people from across the country abstain from speaking to show their solace towards those whose voices are silenced. This year’s Day of Silence was [...]
Stop the Abuse
Last year while trying to find myself I took an adolescent development course as part of an education major’s requirement. For my final paper I researched young adult abusive relationships. As someone whose watched many a friend be part of an unstable and unfriendly relationship I found the research particularly interesting. I’m sharing this [...]
Nostalgic Loves
I miss the nineties (sigh). For some very strange reason finals season makes me particularly nostalgic. I’m not sure if it’s the added stress, intimidating time constraints or mountains of work, but whatever it is I feel a remarkable urge to escape the present and relive my past. This feeling often takes the form of [...]
Don’t Bother With Your Varisty Jacket; Just Accept My Request
So, I’ll be the first to admit that many nights when I’m supposed to be studying for a test the next morning, I can be found ‘taking a break’ and perusing my friends’ Facebook pages. Often this involves scanning my news feed to see what people are up to. Among the events being attended, newly [...]
Unconditional Love
The other day I was talking to my friend, whose going through a difficult time right now and she told me the one thing that would make her happy is to feel loved by someone who loves her more than anything else in the world. This got me thinking about love in relation to unconditional [...]
PUBLIC OFFICIAL SEX SCANDALS
I’m from Detroit, and among my city’s disappointing claims to fame like ‘Murder Capitol of the World’, and ‘Nation’s Most Dangerous City’, we can now proudly add to the list ‘Mayoral Sex Scandal.’ Making national news Kwame Kilpatrick, mayor of Detroit has recently been indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice after lying about his [...]
Love Angle???
Whether we realize it or not, many of today’s soft and hard news stories have an underlying connection to love, relationships, and heartbreak. Part of this may be because ‘love’ and ’scandal’ often go hand in hand, creating notorious and popular entertainment that bolster network, and print viewership. People enjoy and can easily relate to [...]
“Survivors unite, take back the night”
Friday evening SAAG celebrated the finale of its Third Annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week. Students gathered at Bremner Lounge for an Open mic, march around Rogers Park, and speak out. Sexual assaults and rapes on college campuses continue to be a huge problem. Statistics report that 1 in 4 women are victims of rape or [...]
INTERRACIAL, BIPARTISAN, INTERFAITH marriages???
I recently came across a essay submitted to the New York Times Modern Love column. Besides finding it amusing in a sentimental kind of way, it hit strangely close to home. The essay entitled ‘I Married a Republican: There I said it’ can be generically summed up by its title: its about one person’s story [...]
